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is not merely due to a shifting of fixed cost as a ratio
of capacity to the price, it will have to lead to decreases
in some or all of the utilisation rates - given the growth
rate of capital.
Again, should the growth rate of capital decline, given
the gross profit margins and the fixed cost in relation
to capacity, some utilisation rates will have to fall.
This is the usual adjustment to be expected during
a recession. If low utilisation persists over
a longer time there may be an alternative adjustment -
- the reduction of gross profit margins due to new entries
and intensified competition which may then restore
the former rate of utilisation.